Our Mission
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A partnership that builds confidence and inspires action
The mission of the Kappa Delta Foundation is to secure funds for the educational, leadership, and charitable purposes of Kappa Delta Sorority.
Your annual gifts, planned gifts, and endowed funds make all the difference. See your gifts at work on opens in a new windowFacebook, on opens in a new windowInstagram, and in our most recent annual reportopens PDF file ! Gifts to the KD Foundation are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
Foundation Q&A
In 1981, the Kappa Delta Foundation was created when the late Dorothea Cavin (Alpha Psi-Drury) left Kappa Delta the largest single bequest it had ever received. Since that time, the foundation has supported Kappa Delta’s mission to build confident sisters and inspire them to action.
- How are the sorority and foundation different?
- Is giving to KDs philanthropies giving to KDF?
- Why does Kappa Delta need money?
- How does the foundation raise money?
- If I donate, where does my money go?
- Why should I consider making a gift?
- To express gratitude for your KD experience.
- To honor a loved one.
- To ensure Kappa Delta will remain vibrant and strong in the future.
- How will the foundation recognize my gift?
How are the sorority and foundation different?
The foundation is a 501(c)(3) corporation, while Kappa Delta Sorority is a 501(c)(7) corporation. As a 501(c)(3), your gifts to the foundation are tax-deductible. While the sorority offers the member experience we all know and love, the foundation provides a way to enhance your member experience. We offer undergraduate and graduate scholarships to support sisters in their academic endeavors. We also fund speakers for various events such as National Convention, leadership training for LDCs, and more!
Is giving to KDs philanthropies giving to KDF?
While Kappa Delta supports several philanthropies, the Kappa Delta Foundation is, in fact, a philanthropy of its own! Sisters can choose to donate to the foundation just like any other non-profit organization.
Why does Kappa Delta need money?
The Kappa Delta experience looks different than it did even a few decades ago. Tuition has more than doubled in the last 30 years, even when adjusting for inflation, and a sister would have to work a full-time, minimum wage job for almost the entire calendar year to afford just one year of tuition and nothing else. The changing landscape of our college campuses means that the needs of our sisters are changing too. Donations to the foundation allow Kappa Delta to continue to meet the needs of our sisters, whether through scholarships, leadership training, or other support.
How does the foundation raise money?
At the collegiate level, a sister’s first donation to the Kappa Delta Foundation is to The Golden Circle. The foundation also mails fundraising letters, participates in Giving Tuesday and utilizes the White Rose Garden. Sisters may also make pledges, purchase commemorative bricks, include the foundation in their will, give stock gifts and establish donor-advised funds.
If I donate, where does my money go?
The generous donations of sisters, families and friends allow the Kappa Delta Foundation to provide undergraduate and graduate scholarships, educational programming, leadership opportunities and philanthropic support to a number of worthwhile causes.
opens in a new windowCheck out our annual reportopens PDF file
Why should I consider making a gift?
Gifts are made for many different reasons. Often gifts are made:
No matter your reason for giving, your gift is an investment in your sisters that offers opportunities that encourage growth and build confident women who are leaders of our world.
How will the foundation recognize my gift?
Kappa Delta Foundation donors are recognized in our giving societies, based on cumulative giving.
If your gift is a opens in a new windowplanned giftopens IMAGE file , you will become a member of the opens in a new windowDorothea Cavin Societyopens IMAGE file .
Donors whose cumulative lifetime giving is $25,000 or more and/or Cavin Society members’ names are included on the donor wall located at Kappa Delta National Headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, on our website, and in various Kappa Delta communications such as The Angelos, Kappa Delta’s national magazine.
Of course, we will also honor any requests for gifts to be anonymous.
How are the sorority and foundation different?
The foundation is a 501(c)(3) corporation, while Kappa Delta Sorority is a 501(c)(7) corporation. As a 501(c)(3), your gifts to the foundation are tax-deductible. While the sorority offers the member experience we all know and love, the foundation provides a way to enhance your member experience. We offer undergraduate and graduate scholarships to support sisters in their academic endeavors. We also fund speakers for various events such as National Convention, leadership training for LDCs, and more!
Is giving to KDs philanthropies giving to KDF?
While Kappa Delta supports several philanthropies, the Kappa Delta Foundation is, in fact, a philanthropy of its own! Sisters can choose to donate to the foundation just like any other non-profit organization.
Why does Kappa Delta need money?
The Kappa Delta experience looks different than it did even a few decades ago. Tuition has more than doubled in the last 30 years, even when adjusting for inflation, and a sister would have to work a full-time, minimum wage job for almost the entire calendar year to afford just one year of tuition and nothing else. The changing landscape of our college campuses means that the needs of our sisters are changing too. Donations to the foundation allow Kappa Delta to continue to meet the needs of our sisters, whether through scholarships, leadership training, or other support.
How does the foundation raise money?
At the collegiate level, a sister’s first donation to the Kappa Delta Foundation is to The Golden Circle. The foundation also mails fundraising letters, participates in Giving Tuesday and utilizes the White Rose Garden. Sisters may also make pledges, purchase commemorative bricks, include the foundation in their will, give stock gifts and establish donor-advised funds.
If I donate, where does my money go?
The generous donations of sisters, families and friends allow the Kappa Delta Foundation to provide undergraduate and graduate scholarships, educational programming, leadership opportunities and philanthropic support to a number of worthwhile causes.
opens in a new windowCheck out our annual reportopens PDF file
Why should I consider making a gift?
Gifts are made for many different reasons. Often gifts are made:
- To express gratitude for your KD experience.
- To honor a loved one.
- To ensure Kappa Delta will remain vibrant and strong in the future.
No matter your reason for giving, your gift is an investment in your sisters that offers opportunities that encourage growth and build confident women who are leaders of our world.
How will the foundation recognize my gift?
Kappa Delta Foundation donors are recognized in our giving societies, based on cumulative giving.
If your gift is a opens in a new windowplanned giftopens IMAGE file , you will become a member of the opens in a new windowDorothea Cavin Societyopens IMAGE file .
Donors whose cumulative lifetime giving is $25,000 or more and/or Cavin Society members’ names are included on the donor wall located at Kappa Delta National Headquarters in Memphis, Tennessee, on our website, and in various Kappa Delta communications such as The Angelos, Kappa Delta’s national magazine.
Of course, we will also honor any requests for gifts to be anonymous.
From educational programming to supplies for under-resourced children, KD alumnae members and chapters used KD Foundation-funded KiDs Grants over the last year to make their communities greater and better. Interested in helping children and families in your area? Learn more and apply for a KiDs Grant at the link in bio by Dec. 1!
From educational programming to supplies for under-resourced children, KD alumnae members and chapters used KD Foundation-funded KiDs Grants over the last year to make their communities greater and better. Interested in helping children and families in your area? Learn more and apply for a KiDs Grant at the link in bio by Dec. 1!
Did you know Kappa Delta Foundation scholarships range from $1,000-$10,000? It’s true, and we awarded over $930,000 last year! The best part? If your chapter is tagged in our Stories, there are scholarship(s) specifically for members of YOUR CHAPTER! No additional application necessary. Submit yours by Dec. 1 at the link in bio.
Did you know Kappa Delta Foundation scholarships range from $1,000-$10,000? It’s true, and we awarded over $930,000 last year! The best part? If your chapter is tagged in our Stories, there are scholarship(s) specifically for members of YOUR CHAPTER! No additional application necessary. Submit yours by Dec. 1 at the link in bio.
Meet Kati Tiso (Eta Tau-Florida Gulf Coast), a 2024 Corre Anding Stegall Collegiate Leadership Award recipient with big dreams of making the world a better place. Says Kati, "KD has taught me the value of resilience, the importance of setting goals for yourself and the power of a confident, articulate woman."
Read more about how Kati has inspired her community and her chapter in the latest edition of the Angelos at the link in bio!
Meet Kati Tiso (Eta Tau-Florida Gulf Coast), a 2024 Corre Anding Stegall Collegiate Leadership Award recipient with big dreams of making the world a better place. Says Kati, "KD has taught me the value of resilience, the importance of setting goals for yourself and the power of a confident, articulate woman."
Read more about how Kati has inspired her community and her chapter in the latest edition of the Angelos at the link in bio!
Receiving a scholarship can open many doors, and for Ellen Fox (Alpha Delta-Rhodes), the increased financial freedom made it possible for her to spend this past summer studying abroad in the U.K.! Start your scholarship application today at the link in bio!
Receiving a scholarship can open many doors, and for Ellen Fox (Alpha Delta-Rhodes), the increased financial freedom made it possible for her to spend this past summer studying abroad in the U.K.! Start your scholarship application today at the link in bio!
We are overjoyed to share that together, 1,918 Kappa Delta sisters and friends from 193 chapters raised $324,144 on the first Founders Day of Giving! 🎉 Thanks to you, the KD Foundation can award more scholarships and foster positive mental health and personal development through Confident Conversations, provide additional Alumnae Crisis Grants and SO much more. You have shown what it means to live our values of true friendship and selfless service. 💚
We are overjoyed to share that together, 1,918 Kappa Delta sisters and friends from 193 chapters raised $324,144 on the first Founders Day of Giving! 🎉 Thanks to you, the KD Foundation can award more scholarships and foster positive mental health and personal development through Confident Conversations, provide additional Alumnae Crisis Grants and SO much more. You have shown what it means to live our values of true friendship and selfless service. 💚
ONE MONTH left to submit your scholarship application at the link in bio! This year, the foundation awarded over $900,000 to undergraduate and graduate sisters from 129 collegiate chapters. Don’t wait to apply!
ONE MONTH left to submit your scholarship application at the link in bio! This year, the foundation awarded over $900,000 to undergraduate and graduate sisters from 129 collegiate chapters. Don’t wait to apply!
With the final count almost in, we want to say a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who made the first Founders Day of Giving such a success! Led by Chapter Champions, challenge and matching gift donors, and Founders Celebration donors, each sister and friend who gave to the KD Foundation played a vital role in raising funds to empower every Kappa Delta. We are so grateful!
With the final count almost in, we want to say a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who made the first Founders Day of Giving such a success! Led by Chapter Champions, challenge and matching gift donors, and Founders Celebration donors, each sister and friend who gave to the KD Foundation played a vital role in raising funds to empower every Kappa Delta. We are so grateful!
YOU DID IT! 🎉 Together, you raised $300,505 on Founders Day of Giving, doubling the original goal and providing more support for today’s and tomorrow’s KD women.
The best part? We’re still counting! Keep an eye out for the final grand total next week after gifts postmarked by Oct. 23 are received. In the meantime, queue Rocky Top and swipe to celebrate the Chapter Challenge winner, led by their Champion Shannon Popik Hampson (Alpha Epsilon-Tennessee/Knoxville)!
YOU DID IT! 🎉 Together, you raised $300,505 on Founders Day of Giving, doubling the original goal and providing more support for today’s and tomorrow’s KD women.
The best part? We’re still counting! Keep an eye out for the final grand total next week after gifts postmarked by Oct. 23 are received. In the meantime, queue Rocky Top and swipe to celebrate the Chapter Challenge winner, led by their Champion Shannon Popik Hampson (Alpha Epsilon-Tennessee/Knoxville)!
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